A step forward in effort to regenerate damaged nerves
The carnage evident in disasters like car wrecks or wartime battles is oftentimes mirrored within the bodies of the people involved. A severe wound can leave blood vessels and nerves severed, bones broken, and cellular wreckage strewn throughout the body a debris field within the body itself....
Source: PhysOrg - Tuesday, 21 February
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